In northeast Seattle between Lake City Way and Sand Point, Wedgwood delivers a suburban feel inside the city limits — and its residents wouldn't have it any other way.
This quiet, family-oriented neighborhood of mid-century modern, split-level, contemporary, and Craftsman homes runs on small-town community identity: tree-lined streets, mature greenery, an annual Art Festival and Neighborhood Parade, and Wedgwood Rock as the landmark gathering spot.
Safer than the national average and highly desired by families, Wedgwood pairs residential calm with walkable commercial pockets along 35th Avenue NE.
Wedgwood is a neighborhood where people know their neighbors and local businesses thrive. Weekends mean the Dahl Playfield sidelines, the Burke-Gilman Trail, and lake time at Matthews Beach or Magnuson Park. The 35th Avenue NE corridor keeps daily life local — groceries, bakeries, pubs, and a beloved independent bookstore — while easy SR-522 and I-5 access and nearby Link stations make commutes to UW, Seattle Children's Hospital, and downtown straightforward.
The historic Wedgwood Broiler — origins as the Sir Wedgwood in the late 1960s — anchors the local dining scene on 35th Avenue NE, joined by Fiddler's Inn Pub, Café Javasti, Growler Guys, Grand Central Bakery, Top Pot donuts, Grateful Bread Bakery, Kottu's Sri Lankan food truck, Thai of Wedgwood, Veraci pizza, and Sophie's Tacos. Lovestruck in Seattle, an independent bookstore that opened in 2025, and Mend Bicycles round out the corridor's independent character.
Recent additions keep the scene fresh: Akebono's Japanese sushi and An Nam Pho's Vietnamese kitchen joined NE 75th Street in 2025, and Mioposto repaired and reopened in December 2025. Safeway, PCC, and Metropolitan Market cover groceries, with University Village a short drive away.
Dahl Playfield's athletic fields, playground, and wading pool anchor neighborhood recreation, while Matthews Beach Park brings Lake Washington beach access a short drive east. Warren G. Magnuson Park — one of Seattle's largest — offers waterfront trails, boating, a community garden, and a 9-acre off-leash dog area, and the 27-mile Burke-Gilman Trail runs adjacent to the neighborhood.
The annual Wedgwood Art Festival and Neighborhood Parade are the social highlights of the year, and Wedgwood Playfield adds more local green space. Light rail reaches the neighborhood via the nearby Roosevelt and Northgate 1 Line stations.
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9,083 people live in Wedgwood, where the median age is 41 and the average individual income is $81,340. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Wedgwood, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Kabob 'N' Kabob, and EMBODY Groups.
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Wedgwood has 3,965 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Wedgwood do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 9,083 people call Wedgwood home. The population density is 10,847 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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